Who Are The Major Shareholders Of Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:AGTC)?
Today, I will be analyzing Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation’s (NASDAQ:AGTC) recent ownership structure, an important but not-so-popular subject among individual investors. The impact of a company's ownership structure affects both its short- and long-term performance. The effect of an active institutional investor with a similar ownership as a passive pension-fund can be vastly different on a company's corporate governance and accountability to shareholders. While this may be more interesting for long-term investors, short-term investors can also benefit by paying attention to when these institutions trade in order to take advantage of the heightened volatility. Now I will analyze AGTC's shareholder registry in more detail.
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Institutional Ownership
With an institutional ownership of 41.74%, AGTC can face volatile stock price movements if institutions execute block trades on the open market, more so, when there are relatively small amounts of shares available on the market to trade These moves, at least in the short-term, are generally observed in an institutional ownership mix comprising of active stock pickers, in particular levered hedge funds, which can cause large price swings. For AGTC shareholders, the potential of this type of share price volatility shouldn't be as concerning as hedge fund ownership is is not significant,indicating few chances of such sudden price moves. While that hardly seems concerning, I will explore further into AGTC's ownership type to find out how it can affect the company’s investment profile.Insider Ownership
Insiders form a group of important ownership types as they manage the company's operations and decide the best use of capital. Insider ownership has been linked to better alignment between management and shareholders. With a stake of 1.09%, insiders seem to have some alignment of interest with shareholders. A higher level of insider ownership has been found to reflect the choosing of projects with higher return on investments compared to lower returning projects for the sake of expansion. It would also be interesting to check what insiders have been doing with their shareholding recently. Insider buying can be a positive indicator of future performance, but a selling decision can be simply driven by personal financial requirements.General Public Ownership
The general public holds a substantial 20.31% stake in AGTC, making it a highly popular stock among retail investors. This size of ownership gives retail investors collective power in deciding on major policy decisions such as executive compensation, appointment of directors and acquisitions of businesses.Private Equity Ownership
With an ownership of 28.83%, private equity firms are a major stakeholder in AGTC and are in a position to play an important role in shaping up corporate strategy with a focus on value creation. This is an encouraging sign for investors as these investors tend to be active strategist in companies, focusing on increasing operational and capital efficiency for the firm.Public Company Ownership
Another important group of owners for potential investors in AGTC are other public companies that hold a stake of 8.03% in AGTC. These are the companies that are mainly invested due to their strategic interests or incentivized by reaping capital gains on investments. This kind of ownership, if predominantly strategic, can give these companies a significant power to affect AGTC's business strategy. Thus, potential investors should look into these business relations and check how it can impact long-term shareholder returns.Next Steps:
AGTC's considerably high level of institutional ownership calls for further analysis into its margin of safety. This is to avoid getting trapped in a sustained sell-off that is often observed in stocks with this level of institutional participation. However, ownership structure should not be the only determining factor when you’re building an investment thesis for AGTC. Rather, you should be looking at fundamental drivers such as the intrinsic valuation, which is a key driver of Applied Genetic Technologies’s share price. I highly recommend you to complete your research by taking a look at the following:
- Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for AGTC’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for AGTC’s outlook.
- Past Track Record: Has AGTC been consistently performing well irrespective of the ups and downs in the market? Go into more detail in the past performance analysis and take a look at the free visual representations of AGTC's historicals for more clarity.
- Other High-Performing Stocks: Are there other stocks that provide better prospects with proven track records? Explore our free list of these great stocks here.
NB: Figures in this article are calculated using data from the last twelve months, which refer to the 12-month period ending on the last date of the month the financial statement is dated. This may not be consistent with full year annual report figures.
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